#979DA1 Color

#979DA1 is rgb(151, 157, 161) in RGB and hsl(204, 5%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#979DA1

HEX#979DA1

RGBrgb(151, 157, 161)

HSLhsl(204, 5%, 61%)

HSVhsv(204, 6%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(69.2% 0.009 236.6)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 37%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #979DA1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #979DA1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#979DA1 Complementary#A19B97 Analogous#97A1A0 Analogous#9798A1 Triadic#A1979D Triadic#9DA197

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #979DA1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A9AD #B4B8BB #C1C5C7 #CFD2D3 #DCDEE0 #ECEDEE

Shades

#81888D #6D7478 #5A5F63 #44484B #303436 #1D1F20

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